diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 95adb30..5f08761 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ async function run(): Promise<undefined> {
       }
       return
     }
+    
+    if (hideOldComment) {
+      if (!previous) {
+        await minimizeComment(octokit, previous.id, hideClassify)
+      }
+      return
+    }
 
     if (!previous) {
       if (onlyUpdateComment) {
@@ -85,11 +92,6 @@ async function run(): Promise<undefined> {
       return
     }
 
-    if (hideOldComment) {
-      await minimizeComment(octokit, previous.id, hideClassify)
-      return
-    }
-
     if (skipUnchanged && commentsEqual(body, previous.body || "", header)) {
       // don't recreate or update if the message is unchanged
       return